CTCs	Circulating tumor cells
DTCs	Disseminated tumor cells
RT-PCR	Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
ISET	Isolation by size of epithelial tumor cells
CLL	Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
MEMS	Micro-electro-mechanical system
DEP-FFF	Dielectrophoretic field-flow fractionation
DFF	Dean flow fractionation
MACS	Magnetic-activated cell sorting
EpCAM	Epithelial cell adhesion molecule
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
CAM	Cell/collagen adhesion matrix
CK18	Cytokeratin 18
ICC	Immunocytochemistry
FC	Flow cytometry
ADM	Automated digital microscopy
FAST	Fiber-optic array scanning technology
FISH	Fluorescence in situ hybridization
EPISPOT	EPithelial ImmunoSPOT
CD45	Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C
MUC1	Mucin 1
CK19	Cytokeratin 19
PSA	Prostate-specific antigen
CEA	Carcinoembryonic antigen
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
PSMA	Prostate-specific membrane antigen
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
MS-MOFF	Multi-stage multi-orifice flow fractionation
STMBs	Strep-Tactin-coated magnetic beads
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
MNPs	Magnetic nanoparticles
WBCs	White blood cells
RBCs	Red blood cells
MRPs	Multidrug-resistance-related proteins
ALDH1	Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1
KRAS	Kirsten rat sarcoma virus, KRAS proto-oncogene
BRCA1	Breast cancer suppressor gene
WGA	Whole-genome amplification
CGH	Comparative genomic hybridization
AI	Artificial intelligence
AR	Androgen receptor
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
VOCs	Volatile organic compounds
PTA	Primary template-directed amplification
LIANTI	Linear amplification via transposon insertion
hMAM	Human mammaglobin
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
BEAM	Beads, Emulsion, Amplification, Magnetics
CKs	Cytokeratins
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
3D	Three-dimensional
NGS	Next-generation sequencing
ESA	Epithelial specific antigen
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
ssDNA	Single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid
cDNA	Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
CD	Cluster of differentiation
MALBAC	Multiple annealing and looping based amplification cycles
scRNA	Single-cell ribonucleic acid
McTNs	Microtentacles
ctDNA	Circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid
LC-MS	Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry